GRR: Northern Lights
Having defeated Winona State, the top-ranked and defining national DII college champions Minnesota Duluth Fighting Penguins look to stay undefeated against North Dakota. Having already defeated their top two rivals for the Northern Lights Conference title, UMD are heavily favored to go unbeaten.
The University of Minnesota-Duluth deigns their defense of their Men’s DII college championship on September 19 when the Fighting Penguins visit North Dakota State.
Duluth finished the 2014 fall season 7-0 in the Northern Lights Conference before running the table in the national playoffs.
Minnesota’s Northern Lights Collegiate Conference (NLCC) announced its women’s college schedules for the fall and reintroduced a relatively new competition into the union's offerings: hybrid leagues. Never heard of them? You’re not alone.
It's typically quite the exercise to recount every evolution of Winona's games. The ACRA DII champion records high point differentials, and last Saturday, the Black Katts banked its highest victory margin against Bemidji. But instead of simply giving a nod to the box score, here is the full account of Winona's 112-0 win, as retold by head coach Josh Krzewinski. Get comfortable.